Nigeria, Oct. 11 -- Ananse, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, has launched the Ananse Centre for Design in Lagos to grow businesses and create job opportunities.

The initiative partnership, supported by Nigeria's Federal Ministry of Art, Culture and Creative Economy, aims to equip young fashion creatives with skills, tools, and market access to grow their businesses and create sustainable jobs.

At the official launch on Friday, the Ananse team revealed the initiative also aims at increasing Nigeria's economic growth.

With a 1,200-square-meter facility centre, located at 10A Nike Art Gallery Road, Lekki Ikate, Ananse aims to enable more than 5,000 emerging fashion and design-focused creatives and to create access to 50,000 ...